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LOS ANGELES, Sept 26 — Black directors including Jordan Peele (Get Out), Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) and Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) have enjoyed huge success in recent years — but for many African-American filmmakers, Hollywood remains far from welcoming. Charlie Buhler, who is mixed race, set...

) and Barry Jenkins have enjoyed huge success in recent years — but for many African-American filmmakers, Hollywood remains far from welcoming.

Buhler's struggle comes despite signs of progress for African-American filmmakers, the most visible being Coogler's US$1.3 billion grossing, Oscar-nominated“Things have changed because there's a lot more filmmakers, a lot more demand, a lot of quality,” said Cheryl Hill, a black movie producer and former Disney executive. “We can't speak for 2020 but 2018 and 2019 were good years. I'm hopeful.

White male executives typically hand coveted internships and assistant roles to people they know, she said. In a bid to address this, Hollywood's motion picture academy this month unveiled strict new eligibility rules to boost diversity among best picture Oscars nominees and the wider movie industry.

 

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